Rhodes Island had arrived.
The vehicle was fast and bumpy, sacrificing comfort entirely. It certainly fit Mayer's image as an engineer. Before reaching their destination, they got out, and Mayer mysteriously gathered them together without immediately entering the landship.
"What are you doing?"
Hemo sensed something was off when she saw Mayer pull out a conspicuous red button.
Mayer merely laughed heartily, offering no defense.
"Stand back at a safe distance. I'll show you something good."
Safe distance... another frightening term. Mayer led the group steadily backward. Hemo frowned slightly, while Hoshino watched with interest, wondering what new stunt Operator Mayer had come up with this time.
"I'm pressing it!"
Mayer shouted excitedly. The beat-up vehicle that had carried them from Ruins City to Rhodes Island suddenly exploded in its entirety.
It was a dazzling fireworks display.
Different metals burned in the air, creating entirely different colors. Mayer truly deserved her title as a master of explosives; she could even piece flames of different colors together in the sky to form words. This time, they read—[Warmly Celebrating Mayer's Safe Return to Rhodes Island].
"Since earlier, we were sitting on top of a pile of explosives?"
Hemo grabbed Mayer by the shoulders and shook her hard. "And that pile of explosives kept jolting around while we chatted and laughed like nothing was wrong?"
"Nothing was wrong in the first place."
Mayer asked strangely, "Are you questioning my engineering skills?"
"Not that."
An engineer's technical ability was their greatest weak point. Though Hemo hated this sort of thing, Mayer had clearly followed safety regulations from beginning to end, and her engineering skills were sufficient to make explosives as stable as C4.
But what was the point?
It was still terrifying!
Watching the engineer argue with the theoretical scientist, Hoshino rubbed her ears